About

Dalton has actively embraced an innovative and progressive tradition for approximately 100 years. Read an introduction from Head of School Jim Best; learn about Dalton's history and founder Helen Parkhurst's Education on the Dalton Plan; view Dalton's mission and values, including the School's intentional commitment to establish equity and diversity, and review Dalton's most recent Strategic Plan.

Programs

Dalton offers its 1,300 students a wide array of stimulating and challenging programs taught by passionate and dedicated faculty. Outstanding academic offerings are complemented by exemplary performing and fine arts curricula – taught by faculty who are professionals in their fields – and a full range of athletic teams and extracurricular activities.

Our Community

Dalton takes great pride in the strength of its engaged and collaborative community. Students, faculty & staff, parents, and alumni work together to advance mission, celebrate tradition and enhance school culture. Students, teachers, and alumni serve on the Board of Trustees, along with the Administrative Team.

Admissions

At Dalton, the primary focus is to nurture children's natural inquisitiveness, develop self-confidence in their intelligence and ability to succeed, and teach them to be responsible and independent learners and thinkers.

News & Calendar

Dalton regularly posts its good news, events and more for applicant families, alumni and other interested parties. Dalton regularly features news stories, photos, video and announcements about our students' achievements and other products of our progressive mission.

Spring Tours for Kindergarten Applicants 2019-2020

Spring Tours, you may sign up online for our active waitlist if the tours are filled. Please create your login and password on Ravenna, “explore” The Dalton School on Ravenna's Directory at www.ravenna-hub.com and sign-up for Waitlist-Spring Tour. As cancellations occur, we will go to our waitlist to fill available spots.

To sign up for a Spring Tour, “explore” The Dalton School on Ravenna's Directory at www.ravenna-hub.com and sign-up for only one date. You may create your login and password on Ravenna ahead of time. Signing up for more than one date will void all registrations. We will call you within a few days if there is a conflict with your scheduled tour date. If tour dates have been filled, you may sign up online on our active waitlist. As cancellations occur, we will go to our waitlist to fill available spots. Tours are given on various school days throughout April and May at either 9:00 or 10:30 AM. Please allow about one hour and thirty minutes for your visit. A Spring Tour will be considered a family's ONLY tour of First Program, so we do REQUIRE that both parents come on the tour (if a two-parent family). Spring tours are ONLY for families applying to Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year (applicants must be five years old by September 1st to be eligible for Kindergarten). For those families not able to take a Spring Tour, a fall tour will be scheduled for you as part of the regular admissions process after submitting your application. If you have already taken a tour of First Program this past admissions season, we ask that you wait until the fall to tour the First Program again, after you have submitted your application. Please know that spaces for Spring Tours do fill up very quickly.

Fall Tours will be available with the regular application process when you apply if you do not take a Spring Tour.

It is very important that EACH parent bring ID to all Dalton visits.

We will also be offering Open Houses in October. These will be held in the evening, and sign-up will begin in the Fall (date pending).

To all applicant families for Kindergarten for the 2018/19 school year - Deadline for Applications for the Kindergarten Admission 2019 year is Friday, November 16. 2018 before Noon.

For grades K, 1, 2 and 3 - we do not anticipate there being openings for these grades but you may fill out the Closed Grade Inquiry form on the tab above, and we'll keep your information on file in case something changes.